U.S. Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land has stepped down from her post as Michigan's Republican National Committeewoman.

Land said Friday that she is resigning to focus on her campaign.

"I had planned to step down from the Republican National Committee after the primary in order to focus our full attention on the General Election," Land, Michigan's former Secretary of State, said in a statement. "Now that it doesn't look like there is a primary, the timing makes sense."

The announcement comes a week after the annual RNC meeting in Washington D.C. Land appears in line to become the GOP nominee for the 2014 U.S. Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Carl Levin. U.S. Rep Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Hills, will likely be the Democrat running for that seat in November.

In a statement, Michigan GOP Chair Bobby Schostak said Land is a "strong candidate" and the "best person to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate."

“We thank Terri Lynn Land for her service as National Committee Woman, and while we are saddened to receive this news, we understand and support her decision," Schostak said.

Land was elected to a four-year term as one of two Michigan RNC committee members in 2012.

Michigan's other RNC committee member is Dave Agema, a former state representative who has been called on by top members of his party to resign his post after making several controversial comments about gays and Muslim Americans.